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- the invention relates to the field of cameras.
- a facial recognition system is a system that can automatically identify a person by matching a live image of the person to a reference image.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional facial recognition system 100 including a camera 102 , a reference image database 104 , and a comparator 106 .
- Some reference images are stored in the reference image database 104 .
- the camera 102 captures a live image of a user and forwards the live image to the comparator 106 .
- the comparator 106 compares the live image with the reference images in the reference image database 104 , and generates a recognition result indicating whether the live image can match to a reference image.
- This conventional facial recognition system may perform well when the current environment (the lighting and direction of lighting, etc.) is similar to the environment in which the reference image is taken. However, when the current environment is different from the environment in which the reference image is taken, the performance of the facial recognition system can drop significantly and the live image of the user may not match to any reference image in the database, which may lead to a high possibility of recognition failure.
- an electronic system including an image capturing device and a comparator coupled to the image capturing device.
- the image capturing device is operable for capturing a live image.
- the comparator generates a feedback signal by comparing the live image with a reference image and adjusts at least one setting of the image capturing device by the feedback signal.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional facial recognition system.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a facial recognition system, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a computer system, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a flowchart of optimizing camera settings, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a facial recognition system 200 , in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- the facial recognition system 200 includes an image capturing device, such as a camera 202 , a reference image database 204 , and a comparator 206 .
- One or more reference images can be stored in the reference image database 204 .
- the camera 202 is capable of capturing a live image.
- the comparator 206 is coupled to the camera 202 and is capable of generating a feedback signal to the camera 202 by comparing the live image with at least one reference image and is capable of adjusting at least one setting of the camera 202 based on the feedback signal.
- the comparator 206 is further capable of determining a direction of adjustment of the camera setting(s).
- the camera 202 captures a first live image of a person (e.g., a user of the facial recognition system 200 ) and forwards the first live image to the comparator 206 .
- the comparator 206 compares the first live image with the reference image(s) in the reference image database 104 to determine a first matching percentage which can indicate a similarity between the first live image and the reference image(s), and to determine whether the first live image is matched to a reference image of a person (or matched to a group of reference images of a person), in one embodiment.
- the reference image database 204 stores multiple reference images of multiple persons, and each person has a corresponding reference image.
- the first matching percentage can be a percentage that the first live image matches to a reference image of a person, which has the highest similarity to the first live image.
- the reference image database 104 stores three reference images representing three persons A, B and C respectively.
- the similarity between the first live image and the reference image of person B is higher than the similarity between the first live image and the reference image of person A, and is also higher than the similarity between the first live image and the reference image of person C.
- the first matching percentage is a percentage that the first live image matches to the reference image of person B, which indicates a similarity between the first live image and the reference image of person B, in one embodiment.
- the reference image database 204 stores multiple reference images of multiple persons, and each person has a group of corresponding reference images.
- the first matching percentage can be a percentage that the first live image matches to a group of reference images of a person, which have the highest similarity to the first live image.
- the reference image database 104 stores three group of reference images representing three persons A, B and C respectively.
- the similarity between the first live image and the group of reference images of person B is higher than the similarity between the first live image and the group of reference images of person A, and is also higher than the similarity between the first live image and the group of reference images of person C.
- the first matching percentage is a percentage that the first live image matches to the group of reference images of person B, which indicates a similarity between the first live image and the group of reference images of person B, in one embodiment.
- the comparator 206 can generate a feedback signal according to a result of the comparison.
- the comparator 206 can generate a feedback signal to adjust one or more camera settings if no matched reference image is found (e.g., the first matching percentage is less than a predetermined threshold).
- at least one setting e.g., an image brightness setting, an image contrast setting, an image color setting, a zoom-in/zoom-out setting, etc.
- the feedback signal can adjust one or more camera settings to reproduce the original lighting and/or color conditions of the reference image(s), in one embodiment.
- a matching percentage of the second live image based on the adjusted camera setting(s) can be increased, and thus increasing the possibility of a successful recognition.
- the comparator 206 generates a feedback signal to adjust a first setting, such as an image brightness setting, e.g., to increase the image brightness.
- the feedback signal can include some commands that can adjust the camera settings through a driver of the camera, in one embodiment.
- the camera 202 captures a second live image based on the adjusted setting and forwards the second live image to the comparator 206 .
- the comparator 206 compares the second live image with the reference image(s) to determine a second matching percentage which can indicate a similarity between the second live image and the reference image(s), in one embodiment.
- the second matching percentage can be determined in a way that is similar to the way in determining the first matching percentage described above and will not be repetitively described herein for purposes of brevity and clarity.
- the comparator 206 can generate a feedback signal to further adjust the first setting in the same direction, e.g., to further increase the image brightness, so as to capture a third live image which can be brighter than the second live image, and make the comparison again.
- the comparator 206 if the second matching percentage is less than the first matching percentage, the comparator 206 generates a feedback signal to adjust the first setting in an opposite direction, e.g., to decrease the image brightness, so as to capture a third live image which can be darker than the second live image.
- the first setting can be automatically optimized so as to reproduce the original condition (e.g., lighting condition) of the reference image(s).
- the system can further adjust other camera settings, e.g., a second setting, such as an image contrast setting, and can perform the above mentioned repetitive process.
- the camera settings can be automatically optimized so as to reproduce the original conditions (e.g., lighting condition and color condition) of the reference image(s), and a live image with the highest matching percentage can be obtained after adjusting different types of settings of the camera 202 , in one embodiment.
- the comparator 206 can generate a final recognition result based on the highest matching percentage after adjusting one or more camera settings. In one embodiment, if the highest matching percentage is greater than a predetermined threshold, which can indicate that the live image is successfully matched to a reference image of a person or to a group of reference images of a person, then the facial recognition system 200 declares a successful recognition. If the highest matching percentage is less than the predetermined threshold, which can indicate that no matched reference image is found in the reference image database 204 , then the facial recognition system 200 declares a recognition failure.
- the predetermined threshold can be set/programmed by a user/administrator of the facial recognition system 200 .
- the camera settings can be automatically optimized by a feedback signal generated by the comparator 206 based on the live image and the reference image(s).
- the facial recognition system 200 can reproduce the original conditions (e.g., lighting and/or color conditions) of the reference image(s), and optimize the recognition probability, which can help improve the recognition process.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a computer system 300 according to one embodiment of present invention.
- FIG. 3 shows an implementation of the facial recognition system 200 in FIG. 2 on a computer system 300 .
- Elements labeled the same as in FIG. 2 have similar functions and will not be repetitively described herein for purposes of brevity and clarity.
- the computer system 300 includes an image capturing device, such as a camera 202 , for capturing a live image.
- a storage system 304 is capable of storing a sequence of machine-readable instructions 308 .
- the storage system 304 can also store a reference image database 204 including one or more reference images.
- the storage system 304 can be volatile memory such as static random access memory (SRAM), non-volatile memory such as hard disk drive, or any combination thereof.
- a processor 302 is coupled to the storage system 304 for executing the sequence of machine-readable instructions 308 to perform the functionalities of the comparator 206 showing in FIG. 2 , e.g., to generate a feedback signal which can adjust at lease one setting of the camera 202 by comparing the first live image with the reference image(s).
- the camera 202 captures a live image.
- the processor 302 executes the sequence of machine-readable instructions 308 to compare the live image with the reference image(s) from the reference image database 204 .
- the processor 302 can generate a feedback signal by comparing the live image with the reference image(s).
- the feedback signal can include some commands that can adjust the camera settings through the data interface 310 in the camera driver 306 .
- the camera settings can be adjusted according to the feedback signal through the data interface 310 in the camera driver 306 , based on the live image and the reference image(s).
- a backward direction of adjustment is determined, in one embodiment.
- a feedback signal is generated by the comparator 206 based on the live image and the reference image(s) and based on the direction of adjustment.
- at least one setting of the camera 202 is adjusted by the feedback signal.
- an image brightness setting is adjusted.
- an image contrast setting is adjusted.
- the flowchart 400 goes back to block 404 to capture a second live image, after at least one setting of the camera 202 is adjusted. Steps followed by block 404 have been described and will not be repetitively described herein for purposes of brevity and clarity.
- This method of optimizing the settings of the camera in the present disclosure is not limited in facial recognition system. It can also be used in other webcam applications, such as video conference systems and online instant messengers, to optimize settings of the camera based on a feedback according to a comparison between a current live image and the pre-stored reference image(s). Therefore, the performance of such webcam applications can be improved.
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- The invention relates to the field of cameras.
- A facial recognition system is a system that can automatically identify a person by matching a live image of the person to a reference image.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a conventionalfacial recognition system 100 including acamera 102, areference image database 104, and acomparator 106. Some reference images are stored in thereference image database 104. Thecamera 102 captures a live image of a user and forwards the live image to thecomparator 106. Thecomparator 106 compares the live image with the reference images in thereference image database 104, and generates a recognition result indicating whether the live image can match to a reference image. - This conventional facial recognition system may perform well when the current environment (the lighting and direction of lighting, etc.) is similar to the environment in which the reference image is taken. However, when the current environment is different from the environment in which the reference image is taken, the performance of the facial recognition system can drop significantly and the live image of the user may not match to any reference image in the database, which may lead to a high possibility of recognition failure.
- According to one embodiment of the invention, there is provided an electronic system including an image capturing device and a comparator coupled to the image capturing device. The image capturing device is operable for capturing a live image. The comparator generates a feedback signal by comparing the live image with a reference image and adjusts at least one setting of the image capturing device by the feedback signal.
- Features and advantages of embodiments of the invention will become apparent as the following detailed description proceeds, and upon reference to the drawings, where like numerals depict like elements, and in which:
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FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional facial recognition system. -
FIG. 2 illustrates a facial recognition system, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 illustrates a computer system, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 4 illustrates a flowchart of optimizing camera settings, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. - Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention. While the invention will be described in conjunction with these embodiments, it will be understood that they are not intended to limit the invention to these embodiments. Additional advantages and aspects of the present disclosure will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description. As will be described, the present disclosure is capable of modification in various obvious respects, all without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as limitative.
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FIG. 2 illustrates afacial recognition system 200, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Thefacial recognition system 200 includes an image capturing device, such as acamera 202, areference image database 204, and acomparator 206. One or more reference images can be stored in thereference image database 204. Thecamera 202 is capable of capturing a live image. Thecomparator 206 is coupled to thecamera 202 and is capable of generating a feedback signal to thecamera 202 by comparing the live image with at least one reference image and is capable of adjusting at least one setting of thecamera 202 based on the feedback signal. Thecomparator 206 is further capable of determining a direction of adjustment of the camera setting(s). - In operation, the
camera 202 captures a first live image of a person (e.g., a user of the facial recognition system 200) and forwards the first live image to thecomparator 206. Thecomparator 206 compares the first live image with the reference image(s) in thereference image database 104 to determine a first matching percentage which can indicate a similarity between the first live image and the reference image(s), and to determine whether the first live image is matched to a reference image of a person (or matched to a group of reference images of a person), in one embodiment. - In one embodiment, the
reference image database 204 stores multiple reference images of multiple persons, and each person has a corresponding reference image. The first matching percentage can be a percentage that the first live image matches to a reference image of a person, which has the highest similarity to the first live image. For example, assume that thereference image database 104 stores three reference images representing three persons A, B and C respectively. The similarity between the first live image and the reference image of person B is higher than the similarity between the first live image and the reference image of person A, and is also higher than the similarity between the first live image and the reference image of person C. As such, the first matching percentage is a percentage that the first live image matches to the reference image of person B, which indicates a similarity between the first live image and the reference image of person B, in one embodiment. - In another embodiment, the
reference image database 204 stores multiple reference images of multiple persons, and each person has a group of corresponding reference images. The first matching percentage can be a percentage that the first live image matches to a group of reference images of a person, which have the highest similarity to the first live image. For example, assume that thereference image database 104 stores three group of reference images representing three persons A, B and C respectively. The similarity between the first live image and the group of reference images of person B is higher than the similarity between the first live image and the group of reference images of person A, and is also higher than the similarity between the first live image and the group of reference images of person C. As such, the first matching percentage is a percentage that the first live image matches to the group of reference images of person B, which indicates a similarity between the first live image and the group of reference images of person B, in one embodiment. - Furthermore, the
comparator 206 can generate a feedback signal according to a result of the comparison. For example, thecomparator 206 can generate a feedback signal to adjust one or more camera settings if no matched reference image is found (e.g., the first matching percentage is less than a predetermined threshold). Advantageously, at least one setting (e.g., an image brightness setting, an image contrast setting, an image color setting, a zoom-in/zoom-out setting, etc.) of thecamera 202 can be adjusted by the feedback signal to obtain a better camera setting to capture a second live image. More specifically, the feedback signal can adjust one or more camera settings to reproduce the original lighting and/or color conditions of the reference image(s), in one embodiment. As such, a matching percentage of the second live image based on the adjusted camera setting(s) can be increased, and thus increasing the possibility of a successful recognition. - In one embodiment, the
comparator 206 generates a feedback signal to adjust a first setting, such as an image brightness setting, e.g., to increase the image brightness. The feedback signal can include some commands that can adjust the camera settings through a driver of the camera, in one embodiment. - The
camera 202 captures a second live image based on the adjusted setting and forwards the second live image to thecomparator 206. Thecomparator 206 compares the second live image with the reference image(s) to determine a second matching percentage which can indicate a similarity between the second live image and the reference image(s), in one embodiment. The second matching percentage can be determined in a way that is similar to the way in determining the first matching percentage described above and will not be repetitively described herein for purposes of brevity and clarity. - In one embodiment, if the second matching percentage is greater than the first matching percentage, the
comparator 206 can generate a feedback signal to further adjust the first setting in the same direction, e.g., to further increase the image brightness, so as to capture a third live image which can be brighter than the second live image, and make the comparison again. In one embodiment, if the second matching percentage is less than the first matching percentage, thecomparator 206 generates a feedback signal to adjust the first setting in an opposite direction, e.g., to decrease the image brightness, so as to capture a third live image which can be darker than the second live image. Advantageously, by repeating the aforementioned process, e.g., adjusting the first setting repetitively according to the feedback signal, the first setting can be automatically optimized so as to reproduce the original condition (e.g., lighting condition) of the reference image(s). - After adjusting the first setting (e.g., the image brightness setting in the above example) repetitively, the system can further adjust other camera settings, e.g., a second setting, such as an image contrast setting, and can perform the above mentioned repetitive process. Finally, the camera settings can be automatically optimized so as to reproduce the original conditions (e.g., lighting condition and color condition) of the reference image(s), and a live image with the highest matching percentage can be obtained after adjusting different types of settings of the
camera 202, in one embodiment. - The
comparator 206 can generate a final recognition result based on the highest matching percentage after adjusting one or more camera settings. In one embodiment, if the highest matching percentage is greater than a predetermined threshold, which can indicate that the live image is successfully matched to a reference image of a person or to a group of reference images of a person, then thefacial recognition system 200 declares a successful recognition. If the highest matching percentage is less than the predetermined threshold, which can indicate that no matched reference image is found in thereference image database 204, then thefacial recognition system 200 declares a recognition failure. The predetermined threshold can be set/programmed by a user/administrator of thefacial recognition system 200. - Advantageously, in one embodiment, the camera settings can be automatically optimized by a feedback signal generated by the
comparator 206 based on the live image and the reference image(s). With the optimized settings, thefacial recognition system 200 can reproduce the original conditions (e.g., lighting and/or color conditions) of the reference image(s), and optimize the recognition probability, which can help improve the recognition process. -
FIG. 3 illustrates acomputer system 300 according to one embodiment of present invention.FIG. 3 shows an implementation of thefacial recognition system 200 inFIG. 2 on acomputer system 300. Elements labeled the same as inFIG. 2 have similar functions and will not be repetitively described herein for purposes of brevity and clarity. - The
computer system 300 includes an image capturing device, such as acamera 202, for capturing a live image. Astorage system 304 is capable of storing a sequence of machine-readable instructions 308. Thestorage system 304 can also store areference image database 204 including one or more reference images. Thestorage system 304 can be volatile memory such as static random access memory (SRAM), non-volatile memory such as hard disk drive, or any combination thereof. Aprocessor 302 is coupled to thestorage system 304 for executing the sequence of machine-readable instructions 308 to perform the functionalities of thecomparator 206 showing inFIG. 2 , e.g., to generate a feedback signal which can adjust at lease one setting of thecamera 202 by comparing the first live image with the reference image(s). Thecamera 202 is coupled to theprocessor 302 via acamera driver 306. Thecamera driver 306 includes adata interface 310 that can be various kinds of interfaces, including but is not limited to, standard Windows USB video device class interface and an alternate device software programming interface. Through the data interface 310 in thecamera driver 306, theprocessor 302 is capable of adjusting at lease one setting of thecamera 202 by the feedback signal. Theprocessor 302 can be further capable of acquiring information about current camera settings through thedata interface 310. - In operation, the
camera 202 captures a live image. Theprocessor 302 executes the sequence of machine-readable instructions 308 to compare the live image with the reference image(s) from thereference image database 204. Theprocessor 302 can generate a feedback signal by comparing the live image with the reference image(s). In one embodiment, the feedback signal can include some commands that can adjust the camera settings through the data interface 310 in thecamera driver 306. As a result, the camera settings can be adjusted according to the feedback signal through the data interface 310 in thecamera driver 306, based on the live image and the reference image(s). -
FIG. 4 illustrates aflowchart 400 of optimizing camera settings, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 4 is described in combination withFIG. 2 . Although specific steps are disclosed inFIG. 4 , such steps are exemplary. That is, the present invention is well suited to performing various other steps or variations of the steps recited inFIG. 4 . - In block 402, one or more reference images are stored in a
reference image database 204. Inblock 404, thecamera 202 captures a live image of a current user. Inblock 406, the live image is compared with a reference image or with a group of reference images in thereference image database 204, by thecomparator 206. Inblock 407, a current matching percentage is determined by thecomparator 206 based on the live image and the reference image(s). In block 411, if a previous matching percentage is available, a direction of adjustment is determined by thecomparator 206 based on the current and previous matching percentage. If the current matching percentage is greater than the previous matching percentage, a forward direction of adjustment is determined, in one embodiment. If the current matching percentage is less than the previous matching percentage, a backward direction of adjustment is determined, in one embodiment. Inblock 412, a feedback signal is generated by thecomparator 206 based on the live image and the reference image(s) and based on the direction of adjustment. Inblock 416, at least one setting of thecamera 202 is adjusted by the feedback signal. In one embodiment, an image brightness setting is adjusted. In one embodiment, an image contrast setting is adjusted. Then theflowchart 400 goes back to block 404 to capture a second live image, after at least one setting of thecamera 202 is adjusted. Steps followed byblock 404 have been described and will not be repetitively described herein for purposes of brevity and clarity. - This method of optimizing the settings of the camera in the present disclosure is not limited in facial recognition system. It can also be used in other webcam applications, such as video conference systems and online instant messengers, to optimize settings of the camera based on a feedback according to a comparison between a current live image and the pre-stored reference image(s). Therefore, the performance of such webcam applications can be improved.
- The terms and expressions which have been employed herein are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention, in the use of such terms and expressions, of excluding any equivalents of the features shown and described (or portions thereof), and it is recognized that various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. Other modifications, variations, and alternatives are also possible. Accordingly, the claims are intended to cover all such equivalents.
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